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DALLAS - Texas lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are weighing in on the shooting of Turning Point USA founder and conservative firebrand, Charlie Kirk .

Kirk, 31, was speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday afternoon. It was the first stop of his American Comeback Tour .

Graphic video posted to social media shows Kirk on stage, sitting in a chair, talking into a microphone. A single gunshot was heard and Kirk's head thrust back as he fell. People started screaming and running away, the video shows.

Texas leaders offer support, condemn political violence

Texas lawmakers in Washington and Austin were quick to respond to the shooting, with some condemning it as an act of political violence.

What they're saying:

"Charie Kirk has been shot," Cong

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